Republic To Purchase 2,500 Electric Collection Trucks Republic Services Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, has formed a partnership with Phoenix,Arizona-based Nikola Corp. to de- velop and purchase 2,500 electric waste and recycling col- lection trucks.The zero-emissions vehicles, which will have a range of 150 miles and recharge overnight, are expected to be integrated into Republic Services’ fleet beginning in 2023.The deal is expandable to 5,000 vehicles over the life of the agreement. Last year, Republic Services set a long-term sustainabili- ty goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent and was reportedly the first U.S. recycling and solid waste services provider to have its emissions reduction target ap- proved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Waste Management Opens Salt Lake City MRF Waste Management of Utah, a subsidiary of Houston,Tex- as-basedWaste Management, has opened its $17 million ma- terial recovery facility in Salt Lake City. In March of last year, the company announced its plans to build the new, larger MRF to improve its Salt Lake City recycling operations. The new MRF supports recycling programs throughout the Salt Lake Valley, processing recyclables for Salt Lake City’s roughly 41,000 residential customers as well as nu- merous communities and businesses throughout the valley. The new WM Salt Lake MRF occupies 50,000 square feet inside an existing structure. The facility features advanced automation as well as rotating fiber screens, ballistic sepa- rators, optical sorters and magnets. More than 2.5 miles of conveyor belts carry materials through this single-stream processing facility, which can sort 35 tons per hour, 280 tons daily and more than 71,000 tons annually, according to the company. Kroger Partners With TerraCycle For Recycling The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio has launched its Simple Truth Recycling Program, offering customers what it says is a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products from its private-label Simple Truth brand. The company says Simple Truth is America’s largest natural and organic brand,with annual sales exceeding $2.5 billion in 2019. Developed in partnership withTrenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle, Kroger’s new platform enables customers to re- cycle a wide range of flexible packaging not currently ac- cepted in curbside recycling programs, including produce bags, bread bags and plastic overwrap from household items like tissues and bottled water. The SimpleTruth Recycling Program marks another signif- icant milestone for Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste so- cial impact plan and reportedly establishes the company as the first Fortune 25 retailer to offer a free recycling program for its own private-label brand.
Buyer’s Guide BALERS (HORIZONTAL) * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
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SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
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VAN DYK RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 78 Halloween Blvd. • Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 967-1100 • Fax: (203) 967-1199 Website: www.vdrs.com Email: info@vdrs.com
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B E EQUIPMENT, INC. 1775 Wentz Rd. • Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-0700 • Fax: (215) 536-2999 Website: www.beequipment.com E-mail: sales@beequipment.com ELY ENTERPRISES 3809 Broadway • Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 252-8090 Fax: (216) 252-5607 Website: www.elyent.com E-mail: sales@elyent.com HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500
Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip.com * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
Website: www.RecyclingEquipment.com E-mail: sales@recyclingequipment.com
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
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